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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220210570019 · 02/25/2021 · Permian Basin Materials, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
20
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
W L Ross & Co LLC
Operator
Permian Basin Materials, LLC
Mine
4104574

Narrative

An employee was attempting to extract a bearing from the filter rock stacker tail pulley. In order to achieve this the employee was hammering the bearing and the second strike to the bearing caused a piece of metal to lodge in the employee's eye. Supervisor was notified immediately and employee was transported to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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